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LEANN'S CAREGIVER COLUMN
Featured ArticleYou see, one of my missions in life is to remind people to truly live their priorities. Yet it seems too many give lip service to one thing and say it’s their priority but spend their time doing something else. Read more Display Articles by Title | Author | Newest All LeAnn's Caregiver Column Articles
Terry stacks the breakfast dishes in the sink, hands the freshly packed lunch boxes to her son and daughter, and then hustles them to the school bus. With a smile and a wave she promises, “I’ll pick you up after school for Girl Scouts and baseball practice.” Read more
Caregiver Stories: Caregiver’s Handbook Often, we try to protect children from the suffering, the pain, the helpless confusion of caregiving. Yet often, they are the best ones to show us the truth in it all. Sometimes the innocence of childhood brings a kind of caregiving no one else can offer. Read more
Caregiver Stories: Dear Precious Husband Often, our loved ones cannot verbalize all the gratitude and love they feel for the loving care they receive. Sometimes they cannot speak to say it, and other times they simply cannot find the words to express it. This lovely story puts into words what most care recipients feel. Read more
Caregiver Stories: Kite Season I think until a person walks in the shoes of a caregiver, he or she cannot begin to comprehend the frustration, the anger, the helplessness that they feel some days. Yet in the midst of the hardest times, the caregiver's faithful, undying love prevails, setting an example that blesses the whole world. Read more
Caregiver Stories: No Response Sometimes caregivers think, “How can anyone laugh at a time like this?” And yet often, laughter is the best medicine—for the caregiver. Studies show that laughter boosts our immune systems, lowers our blood pressure, and releases endorphins in the brain that make us happier and, indeed, healthier. This caregiver learned that lesson…much to her surprise! Read more
Caregiver Stories: Tasks, Titles, and Challenges Sometimes family members deny their title as caregivers, saying, “Oh, I’m not a caregiver—I’m just his wife, fulfilling my vow.” This amusing, poignant story defines the many hats that caregivers wear, the breadth of the care they give, and the duties they perform so selflessly. Read more
Are you one of the 54 million Americans who care for a family member? One of the 20 percent to 50 percent of employees who tend to a loved one before going to work, then return to care again after a long hard day on the job? Read more
You see, one of my missions in life is to remind people to truly live their priorities. Yet it seems too many give lip service to one thing and say it’s their priority but spend their time doing something else. Read more
Is there a stigma about caring for the elderly? Are family members hesitant to tell their bosses, friends or neighbors about their roles as caregivers? Read more
The overwhelming demands of caregiving frequently exhaust the caregiver physically, mentally, and spiritually. Often, you get so caught up in ministering to another, you forget to eat, sleep, exercise—and laugh. Yes, laugh! Read more
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